Flint Mayor Dr. Karen Weaver spoke out about the water crisis in her city during Thursday’s edition of NewsOne Now saying, “Politics and profit were put over the lives of people.”

Weaver also explained that all of the water pipes in the city will need to be replaced saying, “This is an infrastructure crisis of the city, we’ve ruined our pipes using this corrosive water and it’s a public health crisis for the city of Flint.”

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